"Pak Foreign Secretary is visiting India to participate in the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process Senior Officials meeting convened by India on April 26. He will also have bilateral meeting with FS Jaishankar," senior official sources said.

The Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement here that the Senior Officials Meeting of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process will be held in New Delhi on April 26.

NEW DELHI : Over 3 months after Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level dialogue in Islamabad was postponed following the Pathankot terror attacks the two Foreign Secretaries will meet here on Tuesday to explore launching of the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue.

"Pak Foreign Secretary is visiting India to participate in the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process Senior Officials meeting convened by India on April 26. He will also have bilateral meeting with FS Jaishankar," senior official sources said.

Expressing similar sentiments, Pakistan Foreign Office said, "The Senior Officials Meeting of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process will be held in New Delhi on 26 April 2016. Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry will lead Pakistan delegation to this meeting...Pakistan looks forward to active participation in the forthcoming Senior Officials Meeting of the Heart of Asia process reflecting our commitment to efforts for promoting long term peace and stability in Afghanistan. Pakistan delegation will also hold bilateral meetings with other leading delegations attending the meeting."

While this is not a standalone bilateral visit by the Pakistani Foreign Secretary, he and his Indian counterpart will hope to launch their much anticipated dialogue as decided during the Foreign Ministers visit to Islamabad last December.

Terrorism though is expected to dominate the talks. It may be recalled that Jaishankar had asserted in recent days that talks cannot take precedence over terror.